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Old 14-06-2020, 07:19 PM
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Do you guys think it would be safe or just engine killer??

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Old 07-09-2020, 04:39 PM
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How much HP can a ej20 handle?
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Old 07-09-2020, 07:50 PM
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How much HP can a ej20 handle?
I personally wouldn't want to go above 330bhp on stock pistons ect
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If your car is an NA EJ20 I would personally just sell it and get a WRX. By the time you turbo your NA car and have paid for piping,fabrication , injectors , intercooler, ECU etc... you will still only have a car which is less reliable than a WRX. Let Subaru do the hard work for you and buy one of their purpose built turbo cars
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If your car is an NA EJ20 I would personally just sell it and get a WRX. By the time you turbo your NA car and have paid for piping,fabrication , injectors , intercooler, ECU etc... you will still only have a car which is less reliable than a WRX. Let Subaru do the hard work for you and buy one of their purpose built turbo cars
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Not worth the effect, and you'll have a nightmare trying to get it all working.
It's all the little things that make it impossible - as above, plus stuff like the wiring loom being wrong (think boost control solenoid etc).
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If your car is an NA EJ20 I would personally just sell it and get a WRX. By the time you turbo your NA car and have paid for piping,fabrication , injectors , intercooler, ECU etc... you will still only have a car which is less reliable than a WRX. Let Subaru do the hard work for you and buy one of their purpose built turbo cars
I got all the parts and time and I'm definitely getting myself a wrx at some point 😁

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Old 02-12-2020, 05:39 AM
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Not worth the effect, and you'll have a nightmare trying to get it all working.

It's all the little things that make it impossible - as above, plus stuff like the wiring loom being wrong (think boost control solenoid etc).
I'll keep all the boost control manual I'm used to doing the manual stuff 😁

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Old 03-12-2020, 12:42 AM
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I'll keep all the boost control manual I'm used to doing the manual stuff 😁

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Honestly mate I still think it's best to spend your hard earned spare time and money on a better project an NA ej20 is just not cut out for boost. Im not a subaru engine expert but Im certain the pistons, compression ratio etc... are going to be made for NA setup only. The turbo on your picture looks like it would blow my wrx up never mind a NA block aha
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Old 03-12-2020, 10:38 PM
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That turbo will throw a rod in about 3 pulls lol.
Drop a wrx engine in or buy another,
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